Publications
Our publications showcase the IfG’s sector-leading research, giving readers an impartial and evidence-based analysis of what makes good government.
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A job like no other: How government ministers can be supported to succeed
How ministers benefit from professional executive support, the skills and areas this support can cover, and how ministers can access it.
Delivering a general practice estate that is fit for purpose
The next government must urgently modernise old and cramped NHS GP buildings.
The precarious state of the state: Summary
The true scale and severity of the problems facing the next government.
The precarious state of the state: The civil service
There has been insufficient progress on improving civil service capability.
The precarious state of the state: Public services
Spending plans from April 2025 onwards for public services are very tight.
General election 2024: The precarious state of the state
The scale and severity of the problems facing the next government.
The precarious state of the state: Devolution
Progress has been made on transferring power away from London, but there is more to do.
The precarious state of the state: The economy
A sluggish pandemic recovery and high inflation squeezed UK living standards in the last parliament.
Funding local growth in England
The next government must end "begging bowl culture" of local growth funding.
A preventative approach to public services
The next government must focus on prevention or risk worse public services and higher taxes.